Dec. 11: The Sharks reassigned Thrun to AHL San Jose on Monday, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports. Thrun logged a -1 rating, two penalty minutes and two shots on goal in 16:16 of ice time against the Golden Knights in last night’s shootout loss.
Dec. 9: One of San Jose’s top defensive prospects is set to get another look at the NHL level as the Sharks announced (Twitter link) that they’ve recalled blueliner Henry Thrun from AHL San Jose.
The 22-year-old was originally drafted by Anaheim but after he indicated to them that he wouldn’t sign with them, the Ducks then turned around and traded Thrun’s rights to San Jose. He quickly signed with his season at Harvard having ended and got into eight games down the stretch where he didn’t look out of place, notching two assists while logging just shy of 20 minutes a night.
That gave Thrun seemingly an inside edge on a roster spot going into training camp and while he did open up the season with the Sharks, it was short-lived as he was sent down a week into the season despite picking up a pair of assists in his two appearances. Since then, he has been with the Barracuda where he has played in 18 games, collecting a goal with five helpers.
With the recall, San Jose now has a full 23-player roster. Notably, nine of those are blueliners although Jacob MacDonald has been lining up as a winger more recently. Even so, Thrun might have to bide his time before getting back into the Sharks lineup.
Leave Vlasic as a healthy scratch and let Thrun have a try.
Kids good. Not sure what the deal is sending him down